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Undocumented Workers
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Employer Law Report
Supreme Court Restricts Use of Identity Theft Statute to Combat Undocumented Workers
By Brian Hall
Resolving a split among the circuit courts, the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday in Flores-Figueroa v. United States significantly limited a tactic used by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to…
Labor Law Prof Blog
SCOTUS Decision in Flores-Figueroa v. U.S. and Undocumented Workers
The Supreme Court issued its opinion this morning in Flores-Figueroa v. United States, a case involving identity theft, ruling 9-0 against the government. This case resolves a circuit split and…
ImmigrationProf Blog
TWO NEW IMMIGRATION PIECES OF INTEREST
Cimini, Christine N. Ask, don't tell: ethical issues surrounding undocumented workers' status in employment litigation. 61 Stan. L. Rev. 355-415 (2008).Elias, Stella Burch. "Good reason to believe": widespread constitutional violations…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Recently Published Scholarship
ArticlesChristine N. Cimini (left), Ask, Don't Tell: Ethical Issues Surrounding Undocumented Workers' Status in Employment Litigation, 61 Stanford L. Rev. 355 (2008).Joseph O. Oluwole (center), On the Road to Garcetti:…
TortsProf Blog
Tort Law & Immigration
A jury recently awarded about $80,000 to a group of undocumented workers who sued an Arizona rancher for a variety of claims. Their conspiracy and civil rights claims were dismissed…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Bush’s Pardon of Texas Rancher Criticized
In her initimable style, Michelle Malkin rips President Bush for pardoning a South Texas rancher convicted for hiring undocumented workers to harvest watermelons 16 years ago. The rancher had paid…
Labor Law Prof Blog
The Government Pot Calling the Private Employer Kettle Black
UPDATE BELOWWe've posted many stories on the government's crackdown this year against companies using undocumented workers (see here for one example). The Washington Post today is reporting on a story…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Supreme Court Takes Pass on NLRB Undocumented Workers Case
The United States Supreme Court decided yesterday to deny certiorari in an NLRB case concerning whether undocumented workers are considered employees under Section 2(3) of the NLRA. Both the NLRB…
Labor Law Prof Blog
PING: IRCA Does Not Preempt Workers Comp BenefitsURL: http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/adjunctprofs/2008/11/irca-does-not-p.htmlIP: 204.9.178.6BLOG NAME: Adjunct Law Prof BlogDATE: 11/09/2008 09:06:54 PMAmoah v. Mallah Management,___A.D.3d___(3d Dep’t. Oct. 30, 2008), is an important decision. A New York appellate court holds that an undocumented worker is eligible for Workers Comp benefits and that his claim is not preempted by IRCA. What about Hoffman
An interesting decision from a New York Appellate Court. In Amoah v. Mallah Management, the court faced the issue whether an undocumented worker who used fraudulent documentation to get his…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Another Immigration Raid
This is becoming a familiar refrain. Yesterday, ICE raided a South Carolina poultry processing plan, arresting about 300 apparently undocumented workers. According to BNA's Daily Labor Report (subscription required): ICE…